Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Darshan Bhawan, 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area

M. B. Road, New Delhi - 110062

Applications are Invited for ICPR Fellowship 2015 -16

The Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) invites application for Junior Research
Fellowship (JRF) in Philosophy or its allied areas of study as specified below from eligible scholars
against available seats out of 60 JRF, 15 GF and 4 SF for the Batch / Year 2015-16. Those, who are
already registered for Ph. D degrees in the concerned areas of study, can apply for the JRF. Those,
who have already availed a fellowship, cannot apply for another fellowship within the span of 5
years. Having availed a fellowship, one cannot apply for the same fellowship again or a fellowship of
a lower rank. Details of the fellowship, eligibility criteria, and instructions, etc., are provided
herewith. Prospective applicants have to send their filled-in-application in the prescribed application
format along with the necessary documents through Speed-Post. Soft copy of the filled-inapplication-form, Synopsys and Bio Data, keeping all of them in a single file, either in MS Word or
PDF file format, may be sent through email.
Last date of Receiving Applications is 30th April, 2015.
Schedule of Test and Interview for JRF and GF will be conducted in May/June 2015. The exact dates
will be announced / informed shortly.

The Fellowship
The main objective of ICPR Fellowship Scheme is to promote research in philosophy and the related
areas by providing fellowship and other opportunities to scholars, especially the young scholars, to help
them engage on a whole time basis in research projects on the themes of their choice taken up for Ph. D.,
Degrees at different Universities/Institutions across India. The major areas of investigation identified by
the Council in the field of philosophy and related disciplines are mentioned here.
The Council encourages research in the following major areas of investigation.
1. Theories of Truth and Knowledge.
2. Basic Values Embodied in Indian Culture and their relevance to National Reconstruction.
3. Normative Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).
4. Interdisciplinary Inquiries (Ethics and Aesthetics).
5. Philosophy, Science and Technology.
6. Philosophy of Man and Environment.
7. Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law.
8. Comparative and Critical Study in the Philosophical Systems/Movements and Religion.
9. Logic, Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Language.
10. Metaphysics.
11. Philosophy of Education.
12. Philosophy of Social Sciences.

SENIOR FELLOWSHIP
Senior Fellowships are awarded to the scholars having publications of a very high order to their credit. These fellowships are meant for wellknown senior professional scholars in philosophy who have made a significant contribution to the study of philosophy and related subjects
as it is evident from publication of their research papers and books. Along with the application form, the applicants are required to send five
copies of a synopsis of their proposed research (not exceeding 1000 words). The fellowship carries monthly emolument of Rs.40,000/- and
a contingency grant of Rs.40,000/- per annum. The fellowship is offered for a period of two years.

GENERAL FELLOWSHIP
The General Fellowships are awarded to scholars who have shown significant promise and competence in independent research as it is
evident from their publications in the form of books and/or research articles. The award of this category of fellowship is determined on the
basis of quality of the candidates research work produced in form of published work (books or articles) or even in unpublished form. After
scrutiny, the eligible candidates may be called for test and/or interview to assess the merit of the scholar and their project proposal. Ph.D.
degree is not an essential requirement for this category of fellowship. The fellowship amount in this category is Rs.28,000/- per month and
contingency grant is Rs.20,000/- per annum. The fellowship is offered for a period of two years.
The candidate is required to provide the synopsis as instructed in the General Information below.

JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The fellowship carries a grant of Rs.16,000/- per month and a contingency grant of Rs.15,000/- per annum. There is no provision for pay
protection in this category of fellowship.
The Junior Research Fellowships are awarded for a period of two years in support of Ph. D programmes in an affiliated educational /
research institute/University recognized by Govt., of India. The fellowship is not available to the candidates pursuing M. Phil.,
degree/course/programme or in the cases where part or whole of a project / programme has been done in support of another
fellowship.
The candidate for a Junior Research Fellowship should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in post-graduation.
Registration to Ph.D. programme in Philosophy or in the topic that comes under the areas of study given above is required to be eligible to
avail this fellowship. Institutional affiliation is essential for Junior Research Fellowship.

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General Information:
1. Applications for the award of fellowships may be submitted in the prescribed format which will be scrutinized
by a committee of the Council. After scrutiny, the eligible candidates are called for test and/or interview to
assess the merit of the scholar and the project proposal.
2. Fellowship cannot be awarded to a person if he/she is availing any other fellowship from any other council of

research / organization / body. Once a Fellow of the Council, the same person cannot apply for another
fellowship in a span of five years from the date of acceptance of the earlier fellowship from the same Council of
research.
3.

ICPR Fellowship may not be given for the same project which was partly or wholly started in M.Phil or has
been started or done partly or wholly or in half way with assistance of some other fellowships.

4.

The candidate for a Junior Research Fellowship should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in postgraduation. This condition, however, is relaxable to the candidates where papers/articles have been published in
reputed journal in philosophy.

5.

Registration to Ph.D. programme in Philosophy or in the topic that comes under the areas of study given above
is required to avail this fellowship. Institutional affiliation is essential for Junior Research Fellowship.

6. The fellowships are usually provided for a definite period of two years. However if the Final Manuscript under

the fellowship is submitted to the affiliated institution and/or to the ICPR before the completion of two-years
period, then the fellowship has to be closed by the same date of the submission. In such case of submission or in
the case of seeking termination of the fellowship, the Fellow has to inform the ICPR forthwith. If the work
under the fellowship is found publication worthy towards the end of the original term of the fellowship, the
fellowship may be extended to the third year in such exceptional cases.
7. The Fellow has to furnish one copy of synopsis of his/her project proposal along with his/her application while

applying, and submit 5 copies of the synopsis at the time of interview. The synopsis should not exceed 5 pages,
and should sharply focus on the project exhibiting acquaintance with the problem and the question to be dealt
with.

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(a)The Council reserves the first right to publish manuscripts of the research work done under the fellowship
programme by the awardees. In case the Council decides not to publish, then the Council may allow the
awardees to get it published anywhere upon the desire of the awardees. In case, the fellow / awardees desires to
publish the manuscript in the same or revised form, he/she should obtain permission for the same from the
Council, but he/she will have to acknowledge that the research work was carried out under a fellowship
provided by the Council. Acknowledgment to ICPR should prominently be made in a separate page / inside the
Preface / Acknowledgment of the final manuscript / to be printed copy, which will be prepared containing the
research done with or during the period of fellowships/grants from ICPR. (b) Acknowledgment to ICPR must
also prominently be made in any publication that is brought out on research/presentation done with the help of
and/or during the period of the ICPR fellowship/grant.

9.

The award of the Fellowship is not restricted to the applicants only. The Council reserves the right to consider
any person for Fellowship even if he/she may not have applied. Some conditions may be relaxable for the cases,
where papers/articles have been published in reputed journal in philosophy which are considered by the
selection committee. Reservation will be made for SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged candidates as per rules
of Govt., of India and it is practiced in educational institutions.

10. The Councils decision regarding the award of the fellowships and related matters is final.
11. The matters of fellowship will always be regulated by the terms and conditions and additions / revisions of

the same, if any, as put up from time to time.

Instruction for Filling up the Application Form and Communicating to ICPR:

1. Preparation: Take a look at the application format, terms and conditions, general information
and instructions. Prepare soft copy of all attachments. Prepare Demand Draft of Rs. 50/drawn in favour of ICPR, New Delhi. Instead of hand writing, please prefer type-setting the
data in the format, without disturbing the lines, columns, spaces and original lay-out. Column
22, 23 and 24 in the application format should be looked thoroughly for more details. Do not
use old format of application.
2. Filling the Format: The Application format is provided in MS Word format in the ICPR
Website. (a) Download / Copy the application format from the ICPR Website, fill the data in
it and save it as filled-in application in MS Word File, in A4 pages size. While filling up the
format, instead of hand written, prefer to type the data using Arial Narrow Fonts of 10 size
in relevant fields. The format can also be filled up by using Hindi Script, which can be
readable in any computer. Transliteration in English script may be adopted for mentioning the
topic. Keep sufficient margins and make sure that the file can be opened up in any computer
without changing the formatting and fonts.
3. Making a Soft Copy: Arrange the soft copy of the filled-in-application, Synopsys and
academic Bio Data in order, keeping them in a single file, either in MS Word or PDF file
format. It is important to make the single file and use the category of Application and name of
applicant in naming the file, (for example, JRF2015 Ganesh). A print copy of the same may be
prepared.
4. Sending the Application to ICPR: (a) Send the soft copy of the filled-in-application,
Synopsys and Bio Data, keeping them in a single file, either in MS Word or PDF file format,
at the email address given below. (b) Take a printout of the soft copy already sent or use the
print copy already taken; (c) attach all required documents and DD; also look under Column
22 of Application format for details; (d) take all the authorised signatures in the proper places
of the printed copy of the filled-in-printed-application; (e) send the application with all
attachments by Speed-Post to The Director (P&R), Indian Council of Philosophical
Research (ICPR), Darshan Bhawan, 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, (Near Batra
Hospital), Sangam Vihar, M. B. Road, New Delhi 110062.

Concerned personnels Email Id: icprpopr@gmail.com